Your response to Christ decides if death is the doorway to gloom or to glory...

One day a king called his faithful jester into the palace. 'Little jester, I want you to take this wand and search the entire kingdom, and when you find someone more foolish than yourself, present to them this wand. The jester went on his way, and looked everywhere. He searched here and there, every place he could find. As he returned, he noticed the king had taken ill. 'Little jester, I am very sick, and will be going far far away.' 'Have you prepared for your journey, Your Majesty?' 'Why, no. I haven't.' 'Then Your Majesty, I must present to you this wand !'